Thx! Child had OT evaluation today and therapist recommends this. Is it enough to base it on OT evaluation or so I request an FBA. Is an FBA only for ASD kids. My child is not....(more)6-14-2016 5:17pm

Not just for ASD kids. Generally an IEP meeting is requested by a member of the IEP team (like you or the OT) to discuss opening up a FBA. It is an IEP team decision and I've...(more)6-14-2016 5:25pm

never seen one denied but I do not work in the NYC area (just assuming that is where you are) so I'm not sure if they are resistant to them or not. Generally a FBA is opened only after other interventions have been tried, though, so you will need documentation of that, if you have it. You can also request behavior goals be added to the IEP without a FBA or BIP.

Stick to 2x30 max OT and so obvious from two different therapy evals not enough is being done. School keeps trying to push off as parent training need. Who can help me with good behavior goals if school isn't? Our child is cognitively all there but cant thrive socially or academically because of this impulsive behavior Child is capable but needs the correct help

np - Normally an FBA is for when a child has a specific behavior that you are looking to address (e.g. hitting other kids, or running out of the classroom). It can lead to...(more)6-14-2016 8:15pm+2 likes

additional goals on the IEP around behavior as well as a BIP so that teachers and family can be consistent. To be honest I'm not sure that will help if your dc's primary issue is impulse control, especially in a child so young. You've had evals done - what do they recommend to address dc's needs? What do you want the CPSE school to do differently? Just more OT or a different smaller class setting or ?? And fwiw I would not worry about academics if your child is headed into the second year of preschool/pre-K. You've got over a year until K!

When I looked at CPSE schools, most of them explicitly stated how often your child could get certain therapies. At my DC's school, the maximum amount of OT and ST is 3x a week and...(more)6-14-2016 9:18pm+1 like

they said so at the open house. Other schools we looked at told us what they could offer and was part of our decision making.